Free trials technique video series
Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2015 1:55 pm
If it's helpful to anyone our trials club put together these videos. These are also listed with piles of other vids on our website here: http://www.wdtc.org.au/how-to-ride-trials.htm
GENERAL TRIALS INFORMATION
Setting up your trials bike: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0z8o7OSde0
How to walk a section: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61_AGXTy83M
Pre-competition check list: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8VWpQ70Lxw
How to spot for another trials rider: http://youtu.be/WHGeRyvPoVM
Building man made obstacles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXfT3F6M5nk
BASIC TRIALS TECHNIQUES
Balancing on a trials bike: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG3IyREyFVc
Full lock turns and pivot turns: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfO_TFd9bO4
Body positioning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HF5LFJ3Tx3w
Wheelies on a trials bike: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvKPgeMwEcM
Riding on rocks & creek beds: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqtT09BbcPw
Riding in soft sand: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Px63gDUAvQc
Riding with confidence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0LkqiGjD3U
INTERMEDIATE TRIALS TECHNIQUES
Steep drop offs and descents: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2UDTJBxPMM
Double blips and zaps: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBDQWUoOb2Y
Hopping the rear wheel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeHjMyG98EE
Hopping the front wheel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5S_vkkhGMsM
Using the bashplate (skidpan): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZFmP3VaHJg
Steep climbs: http://youtu.be/fyndlwvizNA
Creek beds & wet rocks: http://http//youtu.be/z_0VJ7bk6bk
ADVANCED TRIALS TECHNIQUES
How to splatter (or splat): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4giPVsfyf0
Holding pressure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RL3VPlxd8_o
How to do floater turns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BrJ7qk--ng
Jumping gaps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlheArfSYVk
Flip turns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_fBr82ii-0
Hopping for traction: http://youtu.be/gG4Bafcq2WM
EXAMPLES OF SECTIONS IN VARIOUS GRADES
Specific to Australia but should still serve as a general guide.
Intro grade: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoKh2YD6O7g
Clubman grade: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn84gvf8C-s
C grade: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM6cjfbjGRk
A & B grades: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZx6MMI_aAg
GENERAL TRIALS INFORMATION
Setting up your trials bike: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0z8o7OSde0
How to walk a section: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61_AGXTy83M
Pre-competition check list: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8VWpQ70Lxw
How to spot for another trials rider: http://youtu.be/WHGeRyvPoVM
Building man made obstacles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXfT3F6M5nk
BASIC TRIALS TECHNIQUES
Balancing on a trials bike: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG3IyREyFVc
Full lock turns and pivot turns: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfO_TFd9bO4
Body positioning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HF5LFJ3Tx3w
Wheelies on a trials bike: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvKPgeMwEcM
Riding on rocks & creek beds: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqtT09BbcPw
Riding in soft sand: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Px63gDUAvQc
Riding with confidence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0LkqiGjD3U
INTERMEDIATE TRIALS TECHNIQUES
Steep drop offs and descents: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2UDTJBxPMM
Double blips and zaps: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBDQWUoOb2Y
Hopping the rear wheel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeHjMyG98EE
Hopping the front wheel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5S_vkkhGMsM
Using the bashplate (skidpan): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZFmP3VaHJg
Steep climbs: http://youtu.be/fyndlwvizNA
Creek beds & wet rocks: http://http//youtu.be/z_0VJ7bk6bk
ADVANCED TRIALS TECHNIQUES
How to splatter (or splat): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4giPVsfyf0
Holding pressure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RL3VPlxd8_o
How to do floater turns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BrJ7qk--ng
Jumping gaps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlheArfSYVk
Flip turns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_fBr82ii-0
Hopping for traction: http://youtu.be/gG4Bafcq2WM
EXAMPLES OF SECTIONS IN VARIOUS GRADES
Specific to Australia but should still serve as a general guide.
Intro grade: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoKh2YD6O7g
Clubman grade: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn84gvf8C-s
C grade: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM6cjfbjGRk
A & B grades: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZx6MMI_aAg